Name that Plane

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design welcomes all aircraft enthusiasts to join in the fun and NAME THAT PLANE! Each issue, a new aircraft will be featured in the Aviation Appreciation section. Given a photo and a clue box, readers are encouraged to guess which plane is being described and send in their answers to the AMD staff.

• First flight in 1936
• Used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
• Carrier-based dive bomber

• wingspan: 42'0"
• length: 34'0"
• height: 10'3"
• empty weight: 4,713 lb
• top speed: 251mph
• engine/horsepower: 750hp Pratt & Whitney R-1535-78

Previous Issue's Answer: Pfalz DIII

Previous Issue's Winner: Julio Colmenares, Senior Engineer, Honeywell
International, Redmond, WA

How long have you been in the current industry? 30 Years

How did you become interested in aircraft? When I was 14, I saw a flying model airplane.

Then, I started to do flying models myself, and I was hooked.

What is your favorite aircraft? The Concorde. It was a beauty and very technically advanced. I was lucky to visit the factory in Toulouse when I was in college and it blew my mind.

Prizes include: 1st place
A high-quality model of the featured airplane complete with desk stand and winner's certificate.
Runners-up
(2nd through 5th place)
An Aerospace Manufacturing and Design consolation prize.

These may be hats, pens, T-shirts, or other exciting products for your enjoyment.

Please send your answers via email to: Heather Tunstall, associate editor, htunstall@gie.net, with "Aviation Appreciation" in the subject line.

Only email entries will qualify.

The entry deadline for the April/ May contest is June 24, 2009.

Have fun and good luck!

*Contestants may not win the first place prize more than once throughout the duration of the contest, and may only win consolation prizes once per calendar year. Due to the unpredictable nature of postal delivery, prizes will be determined by random drawing from all correct answers received, after a three week waiting period from the issue's mailing date. The first drawing will name the 1st place winner, followed by four consecutive drawings for consolation prizes. Please send comments or feedback regarding the contest to Heather Tunstall, htunstall@gie.net.